Befair were offering a price as short as 1/10 on Vidal to move to Old Trafford but that didn't put off the punters.

It's led to Betfair now SUSPENDING the market on the move happening.

Betfair consumer PR manager Harry Phillips said: "Even at odds as short as 1/10, punters were still willing to back Vidal to make the move to join Van Gaal's United revolution this summer and it looks like this transfer window’s biggest saga could be coming to a close."

Unibet, 32Red and 888sport all stopped punters backing Vidal to sign for United yesterday.

“Speculation over Arturo Vidal’s future has been rife all summer”

The Chile midfielder, 27, was 7/2 to make the switch with all three firms that morning.

However, those odds were cut into 6/4 until they pulled the plug on the market.

Speculation over Arturo Vidal’s future has been rife all summer, with new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal known to be a big fan of the box-to-box midfielder.

Starsport reported this morning how United were poised to step up their bid to sign Vidal in a club-record £45m deal.